r/fatFIRE↗
Wealth and Financial Independence/Retire Early
Retire with a fat stash.
500k subscribers196 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)178 authors / mosince 2016
r/fatFIRE has 500k members (+9.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 196 posts a month from 178 people. Top topics: Retirement and Career Choices, FIRE Career & Life Balance and FIRE Journey Updates.
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Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Retirement and Career Choices3.2%
- FIRE Career & Life Balance2.6%
- FIRE Journey Updates1.2%
- Financial Independence Journey1.2%
- Retirement Planning & Early Retirement0.7%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Bogleheads
- Early Retirement Now
- FI Calc
- Wolfram
- Schwab Brokerage
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